The 20 Fastest-Growing Jobs for Aging Boomers

37 So far in life either under or unemployed

Just retire already....maaan.

Patrick Walker of AL @ Oct 11, 2009 17:26:43 PM

A 61 year old makeover plan

TODAY,there is a paradigm shift from marketing to religion. Let our lives be updated.

In 2007, we lost 3 homes from foreclosure. Our financial problems started when my husband, my daughter in law and my other son lost their jobs.Since we are a family all these problems had a domino effect. We started living on rented rooms/house separately. We lost our credibility with our children. Worst, our rented house was foreclosed and we are being evicted. Is this a true story? It is.

My husband and I decided that he goes back to our country, study LVN, teach and try to sell our property . I promised to send $1000 monthly and started looking for a job as a babysitter, caregiver, a director of religious education and a math teacher but was not hired.I worked in Pasadena as an environmental engineer/chemist for 10 years.When my son got involved in the gang I opted to stay at home and saw my son joined the military. Last year I got an environmental engineer worka fter 13 years of not working but that only lasted for 3 months. On different occassions, a friend loaned me $1500, my brother in law, $2000 and got $2000 from the pawn shop. I enrolled myself on a Certified Nursing Assistant 20 day program which costs $1200.I decided to give away our good furnitures and fixtures for a donation.My 2 children give me $100 monthly allowance. Why am I sharing all of this? Because I believe that we are forgetting that there is a God who loves us, who will provide for all our needs. Call to Him. Tell Him "God help me". I and my family is including God in our Makeover plan in life. Join us and you won't go wrong. We made mistakes in the past but that didn't subtract God's love for us.

mitos nicdao of CA @ Sep 29, 2009 21:53:11 PM

A 61 year old makeover plan

TODAY,there is a paradigm shift from marketing to religion. Let our lives be updated.

In 2007, we lost 3 homes from foreclosure. Our financial problems started when my husband, my daughter in law and my other son lost their jobs.Since we are a family all these problems had a domino effect. We started living on rented rooms/house separately. We lost our credibility with our children. Worst, our rented house was foreclosed and we are being evicted. Is this a true story? It is.

My husband and I decided that he goes back to our country, study LVN, teach and try to sell our property . I promised to send $1000 monthly and started looking for a job as a babysitter, caregiver, a director of religious education and a math teacher but was not hired.I worked in Pasadena as an environmental engineer/chemist for 10 years.When my son got involved in the gang I opted to stay at home and saw my son joined the military. Last year I got an environmental engineer worka fter 13 years of not working but that only lasted for 3 months. On different occassions, a friend loaned me $1500, my brother in law, $2000 and got $2000 from the pawn shop. I enrolled myself on a Certified Nursing Assistant 20 day program which costs $1200.I decided to give away our good furnitures and fixtures for a donation.My 2 children give me $100 monthly allowance. Why am I sharing all of this? Because I believe that we are forgetting that there is a God who loves us, who will provide for all our needs. Call to Him. Tell Him "God help me". I and my family is including God in our Makeover plan in life. Join us and you won't go wrong. We made mistakes in the past but that didn't subtract God's love for us.

mitos nicdao of CA @ Sep 29, 2009 21:53:10 PM

A 61 year old makeover plan

TODAY,there is a paradigm shift from marketing to religion. Let our lives be updated.

In 2007, we lost 3 homes from foreclosure. Our financial problems started when my husband, my daughter in law and my other son lost their jobs.Since we are a family all these problems had a domino effect. We started living on rented rooms/house separately. We lost our credibility with our children. Worst, our rented house was foreclosed and we are being evicted. Is this a true story? It is.

My husband and I decided that he goes back to our country, study LVN, teach and try to sell our property . I promised to send $1000 monthly and started looking for a job as a babysitter, caregiver, a director of religious education and a math teacher but was not hired.I worked in Pasadena as an environmental engineer/chemist for 10 years.When my son got involved in the gang I opted to stay at home and saw my son joined the military. Last year I got an environmental engineer worka fter 13 years of not working but that only lasted for 3 months. On different occassions, a friend loaned me $1500, my brother in law, $2000 and got $2000 from the pawn shop. I enrolled myself on a Certified Nursing Assistant 20 day program which costs $1200.I decided to give away our good furnitures and fixtures for a donation.My 2 children give me $100 monthly allowance. Why am I sharing all of this? Because I believe that we are forgetting that there is a God who loves us, who will provide for all our needs. Call to Him. Tell Him "God help me". I and my family is including God in our Makeover plan in life. Join us and you won't go wrong. We made mistakes in the past but that didn't subtract God's love for us.

mitos nicdao of CA @ Sep 29, 2009 21:44:25 PM

Over 50 with a New degree

Now what?

Jobs I am offered are willing to pay me what I was making 10 years ago without a degree. What is up with that?

I have stayed up with computer technology, and been taking part time jobs to remain active in the job market, but it definitely is frustrating.

I realize no one said the world was a fair place, but maybe something has to be put in place for employers to hire the over 50 experienced crowd. Seems very wasteful.

Instead they offer unemployement levels that offer $ hirer than the jobs I am offered. Sounds great, but not very good to get people re-employed. I make more staying home.

Panda of MA @ Sep 24, 2009 09:35:01 AM

Active Retirement

When the bad times came in the end of 2002 and 3007, where were all the experts?

Those people left us frustrated and so confused about our future retirement!

I believe it's about time for this "Gray generation" takes charge of our own future. Learn how to safe-guard our net egg(s) from the down turn, grow them properly to beat inflation, and minimize taxes on the future earning as much as we're allowed.

Then we can start helping the others out.

Nguyen Vu of CA @ Aug 17, 2009 15:17:00 PM

to 63 and employed as a Management Consultant

hooray for you... I don't mean that sarcasticly. However, I am a 50 year old female with a family in tow. You are doing exactly what I'd like to be doing. And I wish you the best but I think this type of thing is so much easier for men and single men in particular (but to be fair - singles in general). I had my family late and I love them but as I am seaching for myself (for the 2nd time) and they are very limiting. Should life be that way?

Lisa of GA @ Jul 25, 2009 20:18:01 PM

Oh Crap!

So I am in school with only 4 month coop and 6 months left of school to get my Civil Engineering/Environmental Protection Diploma. No way can I find a job other then on the end of a shovel while my classmates are all working. Well those under 40 anyway.

I'v had employers like government agencies make comments like "your not what we expected" and of course I didn't get the job. Proving age descrimination is a farce, so don't waste your time.

My solution: Become a burden on society! If enough of us do it maybe some action will be taken since the "youngins" can't afford and don't want to help. Do these people realize they will get old too? Man I can't wait to crap on them.

So work your network, of what unemployed boomers?

I'm so disgusted and I feel I have just wasted $20K+ on a college education. Grrrr I can't even find work at 15 cents on the dollar from what I used to make. I guess we are going to end up making like hippies living about a hundred to a room. Can't wait for that.

I think the answer may come from political pressure, after all we boomers make up the largest part of the population. So when it comes time to vote remember that you should vote for a party or individual that promotes employment and does not descriminate against boomers.

Cha!

Michael Gaskin @ Jun 09, 2009 16:40:35 PM